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Turok PC dated, map pack revealed

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Mar 26, 2008 5:50 pm PT

Touchstone arming sci-fi dinosaur hunter for April 22 PC launch; Velociraptor Pack adding five new locales to X360, PS3 editions March 27 for $5.

Released in February, Touchstone and Propaganda Games' Turok may not have blown the minds of critics, but it has left an indelible impression on consumers. The publisher announced today that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of the game have shipped more than 1 million units to retailers worldwide.

On the heels of that landmark, Touchstone had two other announcements for fans of Joseph Turok and his merry band of dinosaur hunters. First, the publisher said that PC gamers will be able to go Jurassic-style big-game hunting on April 22. Similarly developed by Propaganda Games, the PC version of the game will feature the same storyline as seen in the console edition and will pack in 16-player competitive action. More on the PC version can be found in GameSpot's previous coverage of the game.

As its second big reveal today, Touchstone took the wraps off the console editions' first map pack, which will be available on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network on March 27 for 400 Microsoft points or $4.99. The Velociraptor Pack will add five new maps to the game's multiplayer component. The Inconclusive Tests and A Rivalry Continues will be relit versions of The Testing Grounds and A Heated Rivalry, respectively, where darkness falls and players will navigate new hazards. Of the three other maps, one will be geared toward the game's co-op campaign component, while the remainder will be all-new adversarial maps. According to Touchstone, PC gamers will be able to download the map pack shortly after that version's release.

46 Comments

  • ollieparsons

    Posted May 13, 2008 3:12 am PT

    I think they should make a mod where you can play co-op on story mode. That be great fun. co-op maps on Turok so far, are far to short...

  • thenewau25

    Posted Mar 31, 2008 11:44 am PT

    get released

  • Jason_Morris

    Posted Mar 28, 2008 5:14 pm PT

    Seemed most of Yahtzee's criticicisms of Turok were rather console specific, so this might be a goer on the PC - which is, after all, the home of the FPS. I know it ain't gonna set the FPS world alight, but it could be worth a few hours' brain-dead giggles. :-)

  • undyingRuin

    Posted Mar 28, 2008 12:38 pm PT

    If the new co-op map has a t-rex, I'll buy it.

  • mario2295

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 6:58 pm PT

    Turoks only downfall in mulitiplayer is the lag because it happens so commonly and ruins the game and every1 quits the match so i dont play it. but i might buy it because the coop maps were a good challenge with friends. another thing i dont understand is y they are redoing testing grounds my favorite map they should redo one of the big maps which were horrible

  • NeoNavarro

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 6:05 pm PT

    I liked Turok when I played it for the 360. I never bought map pack or other game content for a fee. I'm a patient man I can wait till there free.

  • Timstuff

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 5:59 pm PT

    I love the pricing, but I question wether or not it's worth it. First of all, it's hard enough to find people on PSN to play this game with as it is-- but then when you narrow the field even further by looking for people with the new map pack, it gets a whole lot worse.

    I liked the new Turok game, but I feel like the multiplayer needed more razzmatazz. The massive amounts of customization in Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 make it kind of hard to go back to "This team wears gray helmets, and this team wears brown helmets."

    Hopefully when Propaganda does Turok 2, they'll listen closely to the feeback they're getting from this game.

  • MetalMan300

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 5:04 pm PT

    Cool. I dont own the game, but this is a pretty awesome deal for the money. Oh and lamprey263, if u played the game, youd know that multiplayer is the games strong point, and that probably no one will make a map pack that increases the length of the campaign, especially since people without live (or PS3 online) would be left in the dust.

  • lamprey263

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 4:07 pm PT

    Multiplayer packs for games where multiplayer isn't a strong selling point shouldn't be charging money for map packs, they instead should add to the main campaign to increase its length by 50% and maybe add the multiplayer map packs in as a bonus.

  • KLONE360

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 2:01 pm PT

    Why dont they just make the maps free and do some in game advertising on load screens most people dont even buy map packs

  • flipohippo

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 1:35 pm PT

    awsome

  • chrissp7

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 1:09 pm PT

    $5?!! That's a great deal for 5 maps, I mean, That's like 2 songs on Rock Band. Developers and Publishers take note: this is what a map pack should cost.

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 1:02 pm PT

    that's stupid that they can't just have the maps already on the game. It just came out not too long ago, it's just a money making scheme, I certainly won't get the map pack.

  • RonTorque

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 12:30 pm PT

    It looks like i am the only once excited about that game coming to PC or what ?

  • Merl57

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 9:00 am PT

    if the game wasn't so terrible with lag.....

  • dukerav

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 7:49 am PT

    I think 'Meh' says it best.

  • KingSigy

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 6:17 am PT

    It's a great price point for the map pack, but who cares? It's Turok; Turok stopped being fun after Turok 2.

  • Richmaester6907 posted Mar 27, 2008 4:49 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Richmaester6907

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 4:49 am PT (hide)

    console FPS to PC hope they use pads cause keyboard games r horrible with FPS's

  • dewd4

    Posted Mar 27, 2008 3:29 am PT

    Hate the Game (fail)
    Love the Deal (win)

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